IRAN, DATED 1914-1915 AD

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A LARGE QAJAR COMMEMORATIVE TURQUOISE AND SILVER GILT PLAQUE
IRAN, DATED 1914-1915 AD
The large pear-shaped turquoise stone engraved with gold nasta'liq inscription, mounted in egg-shaped silver-gilt mount with separate panels enclosed in turquoise beading with nasta'liq inscriptions, the Qajar royal crest of lion with sword and sun, the dates 1914 and 1915 in European numerals and two blank baroque cartouches, fitted wooden presentation box
7¼in. (18.5cm.) high

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拍品專文

The inscriptions are:
In the cartouches: be-'ezz-e ayeh-ye tattahur va dhat-e lam yalid , zafar be-jomleh-e-ye a'da tora dahad khoda , ala khodat konad yari o rasul madad , be-fazl-e nosrat o fath o zafar khabarat dahad (By the might of the [Qur'anic] verse of purity (perhaps sura I) and the essence of 'He begotteth not' (surat al-ikhlas (CXII, parts of 3) , May God bestow you victory over all enemies , Ho ! May God assist you and the Prophet Help , May God give you the news of victory, success and triumph through his favour)

The dates given are 1332 and 1333 in Persian numerals, 1914 and 1915 in western.

In the centre, against a starry backdrop that might be a constellation: ya iqbal be-farma mosavat azadi va taraqqi bi-hesab (O Good-fortune ! Command countless (?) Equality, Liberty, and Progress)